Blues for Mama
Nina Simone"Blues for Mama" is a song by Nina Simone, released in 2006 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:43 long and contains 50 lines and 245 words.
Lyrics
0:09Abbey lincoln nina simone
0:12Hey lordy mama
0:14I heard you wasnt feeling good
0:18Theyre spreadin dirty rumors
0:21All around the neighborhood
0:26They say you're mean and evil
0:29And don't know what to do
0:34Thats the reason that hes gone
0:37And left you black and blue
0:40Hey yeah
0:47Tell me what you gonna do now
0:57They say hes left you all alone
1:01To weather this old storm
1:06Hes got another woman now
1:09Hangin on his arm yeah yeah yeah
1:14That old fools tellin everybody
1:17Hes sick and tired of you
1:20Hey lordy lordy mama
1:24What you gonna do
1:28Hey yeah
1:33Tell me what you gonna do
1:45They say you love to fuss and fight
1:49And bring a good man down
1:53And don't know how to treat him
1:57They say you ain't behind him
2:05And just don't understand
2:09And think that you're a woman
2:13But actin like a man
2:22Hey lordy mama
2:23What you gonna do now
2:33Get your nerves together baby
2:36And set the record straight
2:38Set it straight
2:40Let the whole round world know
2:42It wasnt you
2:44That cause his bitter fate
2:48All these years you loved him
2:52And he knows its true
2:56Cause what you're wantin
2:57For your man
3:00Is what hes wantin too
3:02Hey yeah
3:12Tell me what you gonna do now
3:20When you love a man enough
3:23You're bound to disagree
3:27Cause ain't nobody perfect
3:30Cause ain't nobody free
3:33Hey lordy mama
3:39Tell me what you gonna do
3:43What you gonna do
Abbey lincoln nina simone Hey lordy mama I heard you wasnt feeling good Theyre spreadin dirty rumors All around the neighborhood They say you're mean and evil And don't know what to do Thats the reason that hes gone And left you black and blue Hey yeah Tell me what you gonna do now They say hes left you all alone To weather this old storm Hes got another woman now Hangin on his arm yeah yeah yeah That old fools tellin everybody Hes sick and tired of you Hey lordy lordy mama What you gonna do Hey yeah Tell me what you gonna do They say you love to fuss and fight And bring a good man down And don't know how to treat him They say you ain't behind him And just don't understand And think that you're a woman But actin like a man Hey lordy mama What you gonna do now Get your nerves together baby And set the record straight Set it straight Let the whole round world know It wasnt you That cause his bitter fate All these years you loved him And he knows its true Cause what you're wantin For your man Is what hes wantin too Hey yeah Tell me what you gonna do now When you love a man enough You're bound to disagree Cause ain't nobody perfect Cause ain't nobody free Hey lordy mama Tell me what you gonna do What you gonna do
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